New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-26
AnO, the subscriber. to the Nicholson Fund are tho
'voral smaller sums have also been contrDutoo'
LESSONS FOR NEXT YEAR.
CAUSES or RECENT DEFEArs-wHAT Is NJ"
NEEDED,

CAUSES OF RECENT DEFEhlS-WHAi 10 -O'
NEEDED.
To the Fditor OF me fribune.
SIR: hope you will allow me to join In the syn
postum held by Of your correspondents over inc
os Republican defeat IN tho Slate OF NewioI
am moved to this by tho letter signed Nauohai NO
publican" in your paper OF November % WIN 'ho
sentiments Of this Ohio man am in full accord anu
would like to emphasize his Views from Ne"-iorh
point of Wow.
From ono cause another our party In tho CITY Vi
New York has been dSgruLtled ono fof several years
Thanks to tho breaking down in the convention u"'
nominated Garfield of the odOus and unpatri0tlc UNI
rule had fairly recovered from this, "hoh 'no
Bla phoba broke cut among the !lootrade JOURNALS
and Carefully cIocalng their real desire u
break down protective tariff and revenge ianc'ou
personal sights, they scared few thousands OF very
ccspec ablo but very tmd adhercns of our party mo
the belief that Mr. Blaine such terribly wlchco
man that lie would ruin the country, even with tho
Republican party al his back Then the cry oi Dioou>
shirt" by those same journals awoko tho ola doush
face spirit New York, where 1t once so violent
that great merchants feared tho crack OF Sonthern
whip much even did negro on plantation
Fort sumter stopped this for time. But now thoso
who appear bo linca descendants of dough races
dread TO hear word in behalf OF FREQ ballot and
fair count IN the South THANKS to tho influence VI
one time Republican newspapers.
There Is a small contingent also made up OF thoSo
who went to Chicago from certain RcphDlloah vi
ganzation in the city, osenslbly for no particular
candidate, but really for enc TO tho exclusion OF all
others, who from the night they reached home and
gave vent TO their di.appointmcnt to this day remain
a disgruntled faction. They have again ana again to
ccvcd the loyal support OF Republicans whom 'h'y
excluded from representation for they are ofco hoId
crs when possible to a man but they sometimes deny
TO fairly nominated candidates against whom thoy
have per 'pna or fac!ora grievances what tley a' "s
hon
Add to the FREQ Traders the deudcd MugwumIe ana
the very small class have just dclincaed the honest
and loy al mrn Of tho party who have been onfn as
county Committees. the tr"achery Of some OF INC Ih
leaders. aud NO ave evils enough 10 prevent our
success . -, -,
Yet II the Republican party will set to work a.
once, victory would 10 ccrta i.d'h OF INV -,
work By This district system Of organLaInn ma
1ammonv Hall again and AGAIN iinmplru siN "SunS
held re-, ponsibo for each district We should nave
much lr, soucd Democratic majority MrcilnES sn","
be held 10 each ono - these districts Irp"bchin ~.
craturc pee ally Republican newspapers sho"u
clrc lated Whatever mon may say, irrfr arc N"A
issues dividing the two parties. ana VIC hohi hnY" !"
recall fhc tutmG~fC, OF The 10 demon ~ bH lhrm
= hncvcr r,ailv to hc regretted that those voters
Who arc not old enough 20 l"f the scenes "l l'
,o,f Rebellion VIII not al hear the story OF Us origin
We're they to do 50 they might 10 surprised Ia ma
that those who fomcntcd and maintained u are re-"
held I'm especially high honor by Natloha' Adin"''-
traiOn. . =.
The Republican party IS opposed to dishonest ce'-
lions tho intimidation Of any class or race o. v"'crr
and 10 the twin relic 81 ha bari>m which bnE's par
" our land " rclnaiaicd in power II WI sh1" no
fear favor toward Anarchists o. lleVcs, III ON" nI
ont II will mako the humhl"St fisherman sac ui'I
the American flag These and many other convictions
cause tn differ from the p"mocrac parry; u we, we
viii state thom without circuWl"ruiIon or 'run lhE
and not apologize for Erputlicanlsm or Icpnhirah
leaders, may easily carry the Siaio OF Nc" 1"rA
and tho Nation in l9rN. hNI' hl"h'' hE"'
Astr- Iyr. n4r o.